Something to remember

“On Dec. 2, 1777, Philadelphia housewife and nurse Lydia Darragh single-handedly saves the lives of Gen. George Washington and his Continental Army when she overhears the British planning a surprise attack. When the British marched toward Whitemarsh, they were surprised to find Washington and the Continental Army waiting for them.

“On Dec. 1, 1914, the San Francisco Stock & Bond Exchange becomes the first U.S. exchange to re-open its doors for business following the nation’s temporary market shutdown after the outbreak of World War I.

“On Nov. 27, 1924, New York City’s Macy’s department store holds its first Thanksgiving Day parade, featuring large “floating” platforms. Felix the Cat was Macy’s first parade balloon in 1927.

“On Nov. 28, 1942, the first production Ford bomber, the B-24 Liberator, rolls off the assembly line at Ford’s massive Willow Run plant in Ypsilanti, Mich. By July 1944, the Willow Run plant was producing one B-24 every hour.

“On Nov. 29, 1963, one week after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, President Lyndon Johnson establishes a special commission, headed by Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren, to investigate the assassination.